Respect, Anoint, Mirror
He is the simple one, an ordinary one,
He has skills, archery, he strikes gold,
He lacks super-powers, he is one among us,
He rose above us, a civilization adores him!
He epitomizes respect, shows the other side of status-quo,
He is the role model, for the one running a system,
He led a life with so many positives, with perseverance,
He led a life with few dark spots, urging us to reflect!
He was born with a silver spoon,
He saw it as an opportunity, to serve,
He didn't take his royal birth for granted,
He worked his way, and shines as a role model,
He mastered the skills, being a sincere student,
He won his people, being an obedient young man,
He meditated on thoughts of justice and ideal,
He was anointed, remembered, by a civilization
Status-quo, coronation, seem very feudal,
they make way for democracy, for true equality,
but few odd stars shine, in the darkness,
this man exemplifies a great king, a feudal lord!
I have no extraordinary to write about him,
but if you look at his wide-reaching appeal,
look at the chants of Jai Shri Ram,
he has been hijacked, his ideals are nabbed,
But then, see his reach, his ideals are forgotten,
his name is remembered, he is owned up as face,
even by some of the worst of crooks, he has few flaws,
He can save anyone, he inspires everyone,
Think deep, his story is a mirror, is not glamorous,
but this myth challenges all the myths around us,
that you needn't do anything extraordinary,
to work your way up and to rise above us
We all have some privilege, much like his silver spoon,
but can we emulate his respect, his commitment to the opportunities,
do we lament our privilege, or do we leverage and democratize?
Can we get an entire civilization to remember our ideals?
Can we look into the mirror called Ram,
Can we reflect ourselves, setting ourselves up,
to reflect on our ideals, or do we just find his flaws?
Can we see why he was anointed? Is it aspirational?
He was an obedient boy, obedience can hurt,
one may have to challenge the status quo,
one may have to challenge patriarchy,
some say he doubted his wife, the scars are here to stay
Can we reflect, can we imbibe humility,
but can we see why he was anointed,
do we establish ourselves? plant ourselves?
Or do we work our way up? Acceptance?
Is it time to redefine Jai Shri Ram?
Is it time to democratize, to break feudalism? Jai Shri Ram?
Is it time to embrace all religions, all castes? Equality? Jai Shri Ram?
Is it time to respect women? Is it time to condemn the bad? Jai Shri Ram?
He came from the palace, but emerged as people's leader,
is the cry, the chorus, which few leaders garner,
he was anointed, not by the throne, but by the people,
he was anointed, not by status-quo, but by the people!
It is possible to be the ordinary,
It is much easier to perform magic,
But this path wins hearts of generations,
This is a tale to reflect on! Jai Shri Ram!
He is the simple one, an ordinary one,
He has skills, archery, he strikes gold,
He lacks super-powers, he is one among us,
He rose above us, a civilization adores him!
He epitomizes respect, shows the other side of status-quo,
He is the role model, for the one running a system,
He led a life with so many positives, with perseverance,
He led a life with few dark spots, urging us to reflect!
He was born with a silver spoon,
He saw it as an opportunity, to serve,
He didn't take his royal birth for granted,
He worked his way, and shines as a role model,
He mastered the skills, being a sincere student,
He won his people, being an obedient young man,
He meditated on thoughts of justice and ideal,
He was anointed, remembered, by a civilization
Status-quo, coronation, seem very feudal,
they make way for democracy, for true equality,
but few odd stars shine, in the darkness,
this man exemplifies a great king, a feudal lord!
I have no extraordinary to write about him,
but if you look at his wide-reaching appeal,
look at the chants of Jai Shri Ram,
he has been hijacked, his ideals are nabbed,
But then, see his reach, his ideals are forgotten,
his name is remembered, he is owned up as face,
even by some of the worst of crooks, he has few flaws,
He can save anyone, he inspires everyone,
Think deep, his story is a mirror, is not glamorous,
but this myth challenges all the myths around us,
that you needn't do anything extraordinary,
to work your way up and to rise above us
We all have some privilege, much like his silver spoon,
but can we emulate his respect, his commitment to the opportunities,
do we lament our privilege, or do we leverage and democratize?
Can we get an entire civilization to remember our ideals?
Can we look into the mirror called Ram,
Can we reflect ourselves, setting ourselves up,
to reflect on our ideals, or do we just find his flaws?
Can we see why he was anointed? Is it aspirational?
He was an obedient boy, obedience can hurt,
one may have to challenge the status quo,
one may have to challenge patriarchy,
some say he doubted his wife, the scars are here to stay
Can we reflect, can we imbibe humility,
but can we see why he was anointed,
do we establish ourselves? plant ourselves?
Or do we work our way up? Acceptance?
Is it time to redefine Jai Shri Ram?
Is it time to democratize, to break feudalism? Jai Shri Ram?
Is it time to embrace all religions, all castes? Equality? Jai Shri Ram?
Is it time to respect women? Is it time to condemn the bad? Jai Shri Ram?
He came from the palace, but emerged as people's leader,
is the cry, the chorus, which few leaders garner,
he was anointed, not by the throne, but by the people,
he was anointed, not by status-quo, but by the people!
It is possible to be the ordinary,
It is much easier to perform magic,
But this path wins hearts of generations,
This is a tale to reflect on! Jai Shri Ram!
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